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4/27/10

• When the world is in chaos, it's best to blame those you don't understand

4/13/10

• We put man on moon, can't put porn on iPad

4/6/10

• Give sex-crazed men a break, we all do it

3/30/10

• Today, violence common reaction

3/23/10

• A brave new health plan is at hand

3/2/10

• Loose gun laws make it easier to be killed

2/23/10

• Far-right almost accepts, encourages violence against government

2/16/10

• Weather shadows death and depression in America

2/9/10

• Even Fox News knows they don't do news

2/2/10

• Court's ruling on free spending in support of opposition breaks first amendment rights

1/26/10

• Republican fills seat, let down for Healthcare

1/19/10

• America steps up to Haiti relief, but Americans should have more of a say

1/12/10

• From sex robots to Facebook, 2010 welcomes 'strange' technologies

12/8/09

• Right side ignores improved economy and global warming dangers

12/1/09

• Giving thanks and looking forward despite year's misfortunes

11/17/09

• Smokers become targets in possible smoke-free policy

11/10/09

• Nonbelievers reject forceful push from Christians

11/3/09

• Church takeover seems like desperate business move over differing dogma

10/27/09

• War on Drugs seems silly in light of marijuana legalization

10/20/09

• U.S. journalism has wrong focus

10/13/09

• Columbus Day a forgotten holiday for all but banks and government

10/6/09

• Republican National Committee's survey humorously misleading

9/29/09

• Moore's newest movie wrong in attacking American capitalism

9/22/09

• Obama backlash a result of racism

9/15/09

• Obama speech signals beginning of end to health care debate

9/8/09

• Parents concerned with Obama's message to kids just bad parents

9/1/09

• Obama supporters dwindling in numbers

8/25/09

• Some using health care debate to have fun with guns

5/5/09

• 'Worthless servants' fill House

4/30/09

• GOP headed for extinction?

4/28/09

• Don't allow guns on campus

4/23/09

• Springfield has a lot to learn

4/21/09

• Protests about more than taxes

4/16/09

• Teabag protest didn't start at roots

4/14/09

• Dealing with Bush's 'leftovers'

4/7/09

• We ask and God answers in mysterious ways

4/2/09

• Dentist dismay brings Obama appreciation

3/31/09

• Karma reaches conservatives

3/19/09

• Pope has lost touch with reality in Africa

3/17/09

• Tired of economic analyses

3/12/09

• U.S. policy is hypocritical

3/10/09

• Organized religion on decline

3/5/09

• The meaning of life? Sex, of course.

3/3/09

• Rest easy liberals, moderates

2/26/09

• Fiscal issues, government size shouldn't lead health care debate

2/24/09

• New-age racism still exists

2/19/09

• Recession changing media

2/17/09

• SGA resembles Congress

2/12/09

• Drugs take sports to new levels

2/10/09

• What happened to news?

2/5/09

• 'Hypocritical dream-crushers' will save us from their ideals

2/3/09

• Politics dictates stimulus-package votes

1/27/09

• Capitol builds policies with irony

1/22/09

• Liberals look forward to 'phase two'

1/20/09

• 'Don't be blinded by optimism'

1/15/09

• Bush exit brings 'dawn' to darkness

1/13/09

• New year comes with new tyrants

12/9/08

• End of semester wrapped in woes

12/4/08

• Nightmare triggered by PED requirement­

12/2/08

• Capitalism may be reaching 'shelf life'

11/20/08

• Hillary can't out-run political hurdles

11/18/08

• Christianity, GOP share similar fate

11/13/08

• Killing the trolley, now themselves

11/11/08

• Leaving pessimism behind

11/6/08

• Election shows baton has been passed

11/4/08

• Welcoming President McCain

10/30/08

• God doesn't endorse presidential candidates

10/28/08

• GOP supporters should stay home

10/23/08

• Voting may break down system

10/21/08

• McCain has lost his heroism

10/14/08

• Time to end 'safety nets' for banking

10/9/08

• Our generation will be famous

10/7/08

• McCain shows his weaknesses admid bad week

10/2/08

• Pickens plan revamped, expanded

9/30/08

• Church, state should be separate

9/25/08

• Front row seats to the Apocalypse coming soon

9/23/08

• Only a Democrat can save economy, middle class

9/18/08

• Media works as double-edge sword

9/16/08

• Consumers can't complain until they change

9/11/08

• Apologies and applause for women

9/9/08

• Palin won't pull enough votes for McCain's win

9/4/08

• Majority of men cheat - now get over it

9/2/08

• 'Dominatrix librarian' could become America's next VP

8/28/08

• Oil price result: Salt wars, new sport

8/26/08

• McCain has abandoned morals for politics

5/6/08

• Design for a dream country

5/2/08

• State vanity plates could violate seperation of church, state

4/29/08

• Cosby calls for censorship

4/25/08

• Clinching an empty wallet not the American dream

4/22/08

• Pope's first visit to United States may or may not help

4/18/08

• Dems remain divided, McCain relies on 'Murder, She Wrote'

4/15/08

• Child abuse not protected by freedom of religion

4/8/08

• Change current conduct or face a failing future

4/4/08

• Disappointment in science has led to a snack food splurge

4/1/08

• Clinton is the Democratic Huckabee, Obama remains 'clean' in campaign

3/18/08

• Not allowing human euthanasia is immoral

3/14/08

• Catholic Church changes could save Spitzer from his sins

3/11/08

• Diet could lead to demise

3/7/08

• 'Sorta Super Tuesday' crowns McCain victorious, Dems continue to battle and Nader should skip race

3/4/08

• Microsoft isn't to blame for Windows Vista errors

2/29/08

• Internet monitoring by government is increasing

2/26/08

• Oscars become spectacle out of proportions

2/22/08

• Flirtatious McCain is unbearable thought

2/19/08

• Law doesn't need to protect prayer rights

2/15/08

• Man upstairs is unhappy

2/13/08

• America: A culture based in war and violence

2/8/08

• Young voters good for country

2/5/08

• Sadly, super sick for Super Sunday

2/1/08

• Draft of State of the Union recently uncovered

1/29/08

• Hillary and Bill Clinton's new tactics may lose her the Super Bowl of politics

1/25/08

• New meaning for SUVs: Selfish, Unsafe and Vain

1/22/08

• Column: Not every legacy ends as expected

1/18/08

• Exceptions should be made for dumb boys

1/15/08

• Presidential politics, WGA and Golden Globes, Blue-Ray vs. HD-DVD, 'super baseball' and Britney

12/4/07

• Bad timing for depressing idea with good intentions

11/27/07

• Reliable Wikipedia sources and citations shouldn't be forbidden

11/16/07

• "Crooked Christians" caught in controversy

11/13/07

• Marijuana prohibition has become a low priority

11/9/07

• Sports offer minimal entertainment, useless

11/6/07

• Bear Paw protesters and Fred Phelps stand for ambiguous principle

11/2/07

• Gay-bashing church leader will end up in hell

10/30/07

• Holiday celebrations always include food - Halloween not so sweet now

10/26/07

• Average could mean failure if America continues to follow "prophets of doom"

10/23/07

• Don't hate the school for giving birth control

10/16/07

• The world has got me down

10/12/07

• Confessions of a liberal

10/9/07

• 'Gay bombs' a joke - all-gay army would be too powerful

10/5/07

• If immigrants had not founded America, they would have ruined it

10/2/07

• Sex, drugs and teenagers - allowing the forbidden fruit

9/28/07

• If Imus was fired, O'Reilly should be too

9/25/07

• American environment encourages obesity

9/21/07

• Alan Greenspan is Awsome

9/18/07

• Halo 3 release date should be religious holiday

9/14/07

• How will this generation remember 9/11?

9/11/07

• Handy Tips for Faux Punk Pants

9/4/07

• Senator from Idaho is not a homosexual

8/31/07

• More to alternative fuels than it seems

8/24/07

• Name-change celebration
• Romance not dead, but evolving thanks to technology

8/21/07

• JQH Arena on time and budget